The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-30
NATURAL GAS IN SIGHT.
The Various Companies Moving Actively to
Get It to the City by the Holidays.

All the local natural gas companies announce
their intention to take active steps for piping
gas to the city and the indications now that
there will be to who will be ready to
supply customers first The various companies
profess to be in earnest and nearly all of them
promise gas before Christmas The Anderson
company. of which Major Doxey is the head, is
corresponding with several plpe-manufaeturing
companies and announced yesterday
that tomorrow it would receive and open
bids for sixty miles of mains for the
street, and thirty miles of piping to be used in
bringing the gas from tie field to the city. The
company announced in the beginning that three
fourths OF the citizens would have to agree to
take gas before the piping would begin, end the
number of subscribers is increasing SO rapidly
that the comp any feels justified in beginning
active work. On many of the leading streets
over half of the residents have already signed
have promised to do So The
COMMITTEES for the northeastern part of the
city met yesterday morning, and reported rapid
progress with the canvass j. Is. Conner, the
chairman, reported that more than half the resi-
dent-holders in that section OF the city would
take contracts with the company. The commit
tee will meet again on Monday evening at
o'clock. There was another meeting of the
South-side citizens last night at No 3 engine
house, Virginia avenue, at which the COM
lnittee appointed at previous meeting to solicit
contracts reported that between three
and four hundred had been
made. Major Doxey was present and
explained the workings OF his company to
number of persons who did not thoroughly
understand it. The meeting appointed persons
canvass each street in that section, and then
adjourned until Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock
when it Ia expected that at least two-thirds of
the property holders will have subscribed. The
canvassers have been authorized to stpuate in
their contracts with the residents that in
they should move away from the city they will
not be held responsible for the three-years'
price
Messrs. Branham and Fletcher. directors of the
Indianapolis Natural-gas Company, have gone
to Pittsburg. it is reported for the purpose of
closing contract for mains The company will,
on Monday ask the Council to make certain
amendments to the gas ordinance, similar to
those asked by the Doxey company. 1t will
offer a bond of 000 any additional
amount, as a guarantee that in case the changes
are made they will have gas in the city by Jan.
/. 1t will also ask for a adjustment of rates
on furnaces. The two wells of this COM
pany, at Greenfield, have produced gas. but
they are being sunk deeper into Trenton rock.
A number of East-side citizens have called a
meeting for this evening at No 615 East Wash
ington street, to consider tho proposition of the
Anderson company. All citizens south of
Woodruff Place. north of the Big Four tracks
and east of Noble street, are invited to attend.
John J. Cooper, OF this city. and some other
stockholders of the Seventh-street company,
have opened negotiations with Toledo party
with the view of putting in pipe line from
Noblesyille to this city.